First Peter was written to warn the believers about the threat against the Church from the outside world.
Second Peter was written to warn the believers about the threat against the Church from inside the church, false teachers, and false teaching.
VI. THE THEME OF THE LETTER:
Persecution and Suffering. Peter wrote in order to warn the believing Jews in the DIASPORA that the persecution against the Church is going to intensify.
VII. THE STYLE OF WRITING:
When Peter quotes from the Old Testament, he quotes from the Septuagint which is the Greek translation of the Hebrew text. The Septuagint was written in Alexandria, Egypt around 300 B.C.
V. THE PURPOSE OF THE LETTER:
First Peter was written to warn the believers about the threat against the Church from the outside world.
Second Peter was written to warn the believers about the threat against the Church from inside the church, false teachers, and false teaching.
VI. THE THEME OF THE LETTER:
Persecution and Suffering. Peter wrote in order to warn the believing Jews in the DIASPORA that the persecution against the Church is going to intensify.
VII. THE STYLE OF WRITING:
When Peter quotes from the Old Testament, he quotes from the Septuagint which is the Greek translation of the Hebrew text. The Septuagint was written in Alexandria, Egypt around 300 B.C.
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